New Beginnings

Hi there! It’s been a while. Over five years to be exact. I started this site to spark a conversation…

Journalism First: How one woman is helping organizations ‘story up’

“When people share their stories, the world ignites with possibilities.” Last month I had the privilege of speaking with Catharine Gately,…

Sometimes the most difficult part of talking about international development is figuring out which story to tell. There is so much…

“Show, don’t tell.” It’s a constant challenge for writers, filmmakers, and photographers, whether they’re telling stories based in fact or…

“How was your summer?” August spills over into September and, in the Northern Hemisphere, that’s often the first question that escapes…

By now you’ve probably seen the image of the drowned Syrian boy plastered across news and social media channels. The photo…

Guest post by Daniel Lombardi. This post was originally published on WhyDev, and has been reposted with permission. NGOs are…

Welcome back to the Inspiration series: a roundup of stories and discussions to inspire and challenge us in the way…

Development narratives so often relegate the people we work with to the projects we work on. As if the person…

Do you speak NGO? If you’ve stumbled upon this blog, chances are you might. Sometimes NGOish, or Devspeak, makes it…